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Netherlands to restrict export of 'advanced' chip-making tech to China
Pressured by the US, the Netherlands is moving forward with new export restrictions on chip-making technology to China, expected to affect the manufacture of advanced logic and DRAM modules.
US sets guidelines for semiconductor makers seeking CHIPS Act funds
The Biden administration has laid out new rules and terms to reinvigorate the domestic semiconductor industry and bring supply chains back to the country.
US-led 'Fab 4' chip alliance meets to coordinate supply chain resilience
Senior officials from US, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea meet to discuss ways to establish an early warning system and help ensure a more resilient global semiconductor supply chain.
US-China chip war puts global enterprises in the crosshairs
While the Biden administration’s ban on exports of certain chip technology to China is targeted at China’s military and industrial use, enterprises across the world will find their supply chains disrupted.
The top 12 tech stories of 2022
The year highlighted how vulnerable the technology sector is to the vagaries of geopolitics and the macroeconomy, as IT giants laid off workers, regulators cracked down on tech rule-breakers, nations negotiated data security...
US Congress rolls back proposal to restrict use of Chinese chips
After business groups argued that proposed legislation to curb use of Chinese-made semiconductors would hurt national security, lawmakers amended it—but a final vote and the president's approval of the proposed National Defense...
UK competition agency launches inquiry into Broadcom’s $61B VMware buy
The UK’s Competition and Market’s Authority is the third regulatory body to announce it will be scrutinizing Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of VMware on anticompetition grounds.
AMD posts operating loss, but solid growth for data center, embedded segments
AMD’s quarterly results show a sharp loss in overall operating income, but the company’s data center and embedded businesses look strong enough to help the company weather difficult economic conditions.
Global monthly semiconductor sales drop as chip market takes another hit
Chip sales are in decline as the market faces major economic headwinds, most notably in mainland China.
Intel forced to cut jobs and spending as revenue continues to decline
Despite a plan to cut thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in annual spending, Intel remains vulnerable, say analysts.
Broadcom CEO: What the VMware merger will look like
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan says the goal of buying VMware is more and better products without raising prices.
IT spending to grow, as companies use tech to battle expected recession
Gartner says software and services will drive growth, while data center spending will also increase, though more modestly.
IBM sales jump shows the mainframe is not dead, with hybrid cloud alive and well
The company's third quarter financial report reveals a strong showing for mainframes as well as hybrid infrastructure, as total quarterly revenue hits $14 billion.
Micron to build largest chip factory in US history
Micron plans to build a memory chip fabrication plant in upstate New York that it said will be the size of 40 football fields and create about 50,000 jobs. It may spend up to $100B over the next 20 years on the facility.
Overdependence on PCs and servers drag Intel down
Macroeconomic headwinds weighed on Intel’s results, even as competitors show more resilience.
IBM Red Hat names Matt Hicks as president and CEO
Having joined Red Hat as a developer in 2006, the former vice president of product and technologies has taken over the role from Paul Cormier.
STMicroelectronics and Global Foundries to build new chip plant in France
The new project will receive “significant financial support” from the French government, as president Macron seeks to increase foreign investments in the country.
